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About Gurujung Village

Gurujung is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 452 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurujung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurujung village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 452
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurujung compares

By the 2011 count Gurujung is the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Gurujung

Gurujung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurujung as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gandbasa, Garagaba, Goikela and Gopalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gurujung

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurujung village had a population of 854. That makes it the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Gurujung village has 452 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurujung has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Gurujung is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurujung covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurujung falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Gurujung notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurujung.

Gurujung is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurujung today is likely to be higher.

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